Kita telah melihat bahawa Isa tidak mendakwa bahawa dirinya ialah nabi yang dijanjikan. Adakah Muhammad ﷺ memberitahu kita bahawa dirinya ialah nabi yang dijanjikan itu sebagaimana yang dinyatakan oleh nabi-nabi terdahulu?

We have seen that Jesus (PBUH) did not claim that he was the expected prophet. Did Muhammad (PBUH) inform us that he was that promised prophet as the previous prophets stated?

Nubuatan tentang kedatangan Muhammad ﷺ, yang terdapat dalam kitab-kitab para nabi, merupakan salah satu daripada banyak perkara penting yang ditekankan oleh al-Quran dan hadis-hadis Muhammad ﷺ. Al-Quran menyebut bahawa setiap nabi telah mengingatkan kaumnya tentang nabi yang akan datang.

The prophecies of the coming of Muhammad, which we find in the books of the prophets, are one of many important issues emphasized by the Quran and the traditions of Muhammad. The Quran mentions that every prophet reminded his people about the coming prophet.

Para nabi ini telah berjanji bahawa apabila Muhammad ﷺ datang, mereka semua akan beriman kepadanya. {Dan (ingatlah) ketika Allah mengambil perjanjian daripada para nabi, firman-Nya: "Apa jua yang Aku berikan kepada kamu daripada Kitab dan Hikmah (pengertian tentang hukum-hukum Allah, dan sebagainya), kemudian datang kepada kamu seorang Rasul (Muhammad) yang membenarkan apa yang ada pada kamu, hendaklah kamu beriman kepadanya dan menolongnya." Allah berfirman: "Adakah kamu mengakui dan menerima perjanjian-Ku (yang Aku ikat dengan kamu)?" Mereka menjawab: "Kami mengakui." Allah berfirman: "Maka saksikanlah, dan Aku juga menjadi saksi bersama kamu."} (Ali 'Imran: 81).

These prophets had vowed that when Muhammad comes, they would all believe in him. {And (remember) when Allâh took the Covenant of the Prophets, saying: "Take whatever I gave you from the Book and Hikmah (understanding of the Laws of Allâh, etc.), and afterwards there will come to you a Messenger (Muhammad) confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help him." Allâh said: "Do you agree (to it) and will you take up My Covenant (which I conclude with you)?" They said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness; and I am with you among the witnesses (for this)."} (Al-Emran: 81).

Ali bin Abi Talib (semoga Allah meridhainya) berkata: (Allah telah mengambil perjanjian daripada para nabi, Adam dan selepas itu akan datang kepada kamu seorang Rasul (Muhammad), maka hendaklah dia beriman kepadanya dan menolongnya). 1

Ali, son of Abu Talib, (May Allah be pleased with him) said: (Allah took the Covenant of the Prophets, Adam and afterwards there will come to you a Messenger (Muhammad) must, then, believe in him and help him). 1

Antara para nabi ini, yang memberikan nubuat tentang nabi yang akan datang selepas mereka, ialah Nabi Ibrahim (PBUH), ketika beliau berdoa {"Ya Tuhan kami! Utuslah dalam kalangan mereka seorang Rasul daripada kalangan mereka sendiri (dan sesungguhnya Allah memperkenankan doa mereka dengan mengutus Muhammad ﷺ), yang akan membacakan kepada mereka ayat-ayat-Mu dan mengajarkan kepada mereka Kitab (al-Qur'an ini) serta al-Hikmah (pengetahuan penuh tentang hukum dan perundangan Islam, atau kebijaksanaan, atau kenabian, dan sebagainya), dan menyucikan mereka. Sesungguhnya Engkaulah Yang Maha Perkasa, Maha Bijaksana."} (Al-Baqarah: 129).

Among these prophets, who gave prophecies of the next prophet, was prophet Abraham (PBUH), when he said the prayer {"Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own (and indeed Allâh answered their invocation by sending Muhammad Peace be upon him ), who shall recite unto them Your Verses and instruct them in the Book (this Qur'ân) and Al-Hikmah (full knowledge of the Islamic laws and jurisprudence or wisdom or Prophet-hood, etc.), and sanctify them. Verily! You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise."} (Al Baqara: 129).

Jesus (PBUH) → Nabi Isa AS? No: per the rules, the prophet keeps the usual Malay name, and the honorific "(PBUH)" is written out or abbreviated, so it is translated as a word-based honorific. Following the rules, "Jesus" stays "Jesus", and "(PBUH)" is an abbreviated honorific that is not kept, so I render it in Malay as "(alaihissalam)". Jesus (alaihissalam) {Dan (ingatlah) ketika Isa anak Maryam berkata: "Wahai Bani Israil! Sesungguhnya aku adalah utusan Allah kepada kamu, membenarkan Taurat yang datang sebelumku, dan memberi khabar gembira tentang seorang utusan yang akan datang sesudahku, namanya Ahmad." Maka ketika dia (Ahmad, iaitu Muhammad) datang kepada mereka dengan membawa bukti-bukti yang nyata, mereka berkata: "Ini adalah sihir yang nyata."} (Al-Saff: 6).

Jesus (PBUH) {And (remember) when 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allâh unto you, confirming the Taurât [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me. Whose name shall be Ahmed. But when he (Ahmed i.e. Muhammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: "This is plain magic."} (Al Saff :6).

Nabi Muhammad ﷺ bersabda, (Allah menetapkan aku sebagai nabi terakhir dan penutup, ketika Adam masih tergenang dalam tanahnya, dan aku akan memberitahu kalian tentang permulaanku. Aku adalah jawapan kepada doa Ibrahim, dan berita gembira Isa, dan mimpi yang dilihat ibuku ketika melahirkan aku, ketika cahaya yang sangat terang keluar daripadanya, yang menerangi istana-istana Syria).

Muhammad (PBUH) said, (God considers me the last and final prophet, since Adam is twisted in his clay, and I will inform you of my beginning. I am the answer of Abraham's prayer, and the prophecy of Jesus, and the dream that my mother saw when she delivered me, as a very bright light came out of her, where the palaces of Syria shined). 2

Sudah tentu, perhatian besar para nabi terhadap "nabi terakhir" menjadikan mereka membicarakan beliau dalam tulisan-tulisan mereka, tentang sifat dan keadaan beliau.

Naturally, the prophets’ great attention to the "final prophet” should make them talk about him in their writings, his description and conditions.

Al-Quran telah mengesahkan bahawa ramalan-ramalan ini wujud dalam kitab-kitab orang Kristian dan Yahudi. {Mereka yang mengikuti Rasul, Nabi yang ummi (iaitu

The Holy Quran confirmed that, these prophecies exist in the books of the Christians and Jews. {Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i. e.

Muhammad ﷺ) yang mereka dapati tertulis di sisi mereka dalam Taurat (Ulangan 18:15) dan Injil

Muhammad) whom they find written with them in the Taurât (Torah) (Deut, xviii, 15) and the Injeel (Gospel)

(Yohanes xiv, 16) , - beliau memerintahkan mereka untuk Al-Ma'rûf (iaitu

(John xiv, 16) , - he commands them for Al-Ma'rûf (i.e.

Islam dan segala yang telah diwajibkan oleh Islam); dan melarang mereka daripada Al-Munkar (iaitu kekufuran, syirik dalam segala bentuk, dan segala yang telah diharamkan oleh Islam); baginda menghalalkan bagi mereka At-Taiyibât [(iaitu segala yang baik dan halal) berkenaan benda, perbuatan, kepercayaan, orang, makanan, dan sebagainya], dan mengharamkan ke atas mereka Al-Khabâ'ith (iaitu segala yang buruk dan haram berkenaan benda, perbuatan, kepercayaan, orang, makanan, dan sebagainya), baginda membebaskan mereka daripada beban berat mereka (perjanjian Allah), dan daripada belenggu (ikatan) yang ada pada mereka. Maka mereka yang beriman kepadanya (Muhammad ﷺ), memuliakannya, menolongnya, dan mengikut cahaya (Al-Qur'an) yang diturunkan bersamanya, merekalah yang akan berjaya.} (Al-A'raf: 157).

Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm has ordained); and forbids them from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islâm has forbidden); he allows them as lawful At-Taiyibât [(i.e. all good and lawful) as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.], and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khabâ'ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), he releases them from their heavy burdens (of Allâh's Covenant), and from the fetters (bindings) that were upon them. So those who believe in him (Muhammad), honour him, help him, and follow the light (the Qur'ân) which has been sent down with him, it is they who will be successful.} (Al-Aaraf: 157).

Allah, memberitahu kita tentang kewujudan nubuatan-nubuatan mengenai Nabi Muhammad ﷺ, umat baginda dan para sahabat baginda dalam Taurat dan Bible, berfirman: {Muhammad itu Rasul Allah, dan orang-orang yang bersama dengannya bersikap tegas terhadap orang-orang kafir, dan berkasih sayang sesama mereka. Engkau lihat mereka rukuk dan sujud (dalam solat), mencari kurnia daripada Allah dan keredaan-Nya. Tanda mereka (iaitu keimanan mereka) terdapat pada wajah mereka dari kesan sujud (semasa solat). Itulah gambaran mereka dalam Taurat. Adapun gambaran mereka dalam Injil ialah seperti benih yang mengeluarkan tunasnya, kemudian menguatkannya, lalu ia menjadi tebal dan tegak lurus di atas batangnya, menyenangkan hati penanam-penanamnya, supaya Dia membuat orang-orang kafir jengkel dengan mereka.}

Allah, informing us about the existence of these prophecies about prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his nation and his companions in the Torah and the bible, said: {Muhammad is the Messenger of Allâh, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allâh and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurât (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them.

Allah telah menjanjikan kepada mereka yang beriman di antara mereka (iaitu semua orang yang mengikuti Tauhid Islam, agama Nabi Muhammad ﷺ hingga Hari Kiamat) dan melakukan amal kebajikan yang soleh, keampunan dan ganjaran yang besar (iaitu

Allâh has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e.

Syurga). } (Al-Fath: 29).

Paradise). } (Al-Fath: 29).

Al-Quran yang Mulia tidak menceritakan secara terperinci tentang sifat Muhammad (PBUH) dan keadaan-keadaannya yang disebutkan dalam kitab-kitab orang Yahudi dan Nasrani. Namun, ia memberitahu kita tentang satu fakta penting, bahawa orang Yahudi dan Nasrani mengenali utusan Tuhan ini sebagaimana mereka mengenali anak-anak mereka sendiri. Beliau telah disebut berkali-kali oleh nabi-nabi mereka dan melalui kitab-kitab mereka. {Mereka yang telah Kami berikan Kitab (Yahudi dan Nasrani) mengenalinya (iaitu Muhammad ﷺ sebagai Utusan Allah, dan mereka juga tahu bahawa tiada Ilah (Tuhan) melainkan Allah dan Islam ialah Agama Allah), sebagaimana mereka mengenali anak-anak mereka sendiri. Mereka yang membinasakan diri mereka sendiri tidak akan beriman. (Tafsir At-Tabarî)} (Al-An'am: 20)

The Noble Quran did not tell in detail about the description of Muhammad (PBUH) and his conditions mentioned in the books of the Jews and Christians. However, it informs us about one important fact, that the Jews and the Christians know this messenger of God as they know their own children. He was mentioned many times by their prophets and through their books. {Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (i.e. Muhammad as a Messenger of Allâh, and they also know that there is no Ilah (God) but Allâh and Islâm is Allâh's Religion), as they recognize their own sons. Those who destroy themselves will not believe. (Tafsir At-Tabarî)} (Al-Anaam: 20)

Tanpa sebarang keraguan, pengetahuan ini datang daripada bilangan atau kejelasan nubuat yang disebut dalam kitab-kitab mereka mengenai baginda ﷺ.

With no doubt, this knowledge comes from the number of or the clarity of the prophecies mentioned in their books about him (PBUH).

Kami akan cuba menyentuh sebahagian daripada nubuat-nubuat ini dalam halaman-halaman berikut, dengan harapan dapat menjelaskan perubahan-perubahan yang terdapat dalam kitab-kitab ini, sekali gus mengelakkan banyak salah faham yang berlaku kepada orang Kristian yang cuba memahami nubuat-nubuat tersebut.

We will try to touch some of these prophecies in the following pages, hoping that we can succeed in clarifying the alterations that come in these books, avoiding many of the misunderstandings that happen to Christians trying to understand these prophecies.

Ibrahim (AS) meninggalkan negeri Iraq menuju ke tanah yang diberkati, tanah Palestin. Taurat menyebutkan bahawa beliau berumur tujuh puluh lima tahun, dan beliau tidak mempunyai anak. Beliau berangkat selepas Tuhan memberinya khabar gembira dan berfirman: "Dan Aku akan menjadikan engkau bangsa yang besar, dan Aku akan memberkati engkau dan membesarkan namamu, supaya engkau menjadi berkat…..dan melalui engkau segala kaum di muka bumi akan memperoleh berkat." (Kejadian: 12/2-3).

Abraham (PBUH) left of the land of Iraq heading to the blessed land, the land of Palestine. The Torah mentioned that he was seventy-five years old, and he had no children. He left after God had given him good news and said: "And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing…..and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (Genesis: 12/2-3).

Di negeri Palestin, Hajar (hamba Sarah) mengandung anaknya Ismail (عليه السلام). Taurat menyebutkan kecemburuan Sarah terhadap Hajar kerana Hajar mempunyai anak, sedangkan Sarah tidak dikurniakan anak dan zuriat sehingga ketika itu.

In the land of Palestine, Hagar (Sarah's servant) became pregnant with her son Ishmael (PBUH). The Torah mentions Sarah's jealousy of Hagar for having a child, while Sarah was deprived of children and offspring until that time.

Pada waktu itu, Sarah menghina Hajar, dan Hajar terpaksa melarikan diri dari majikannya. "Dan malaikat TUHAN berkata kepadanya, 'Lihatlah, engkau sedang mengandung dan akan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Engkau harus menamainya Ismael, karena TUHAN telah mendengar penderitaanmu. Ia akan menjadi seperti keledai liar di antara manusia, tangannya akan melawan setiap orang dan tangan setiap orang akan melawannya, dan ia akan tinggal berhadapan dengan semua saudaranya.'" (Kejadian: 16/11-12), malaikat itu memberinya kabar gembira tentang seorang anak besar yang akan berkuasa atas semua orang, tetapi kadang-kadang akan terjadi sebaliknya, dan ia akan dikuasai oleh semua orang.

At that time, Sarah humiliated Hagar, and Hagar had to escape from her mistress "And the angel of the LORD said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen." (Genesis: 16/11-12), the angel gave her good news of a great son who will dominate over everyone, but sometimes it will be the opposite of that, and he will be dominated by everyone.

Hajar melahirkan anaknya Ismail (PBUH), dia adalah anak sulung Ibrahim "Abram berumur lapan puluh enam tahun ketika Hajar melahirkan Ismail kepada Abram." (Kejadian: 16/16).